College briefs

Published 4:57 pm, Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Holding her dulcimer, Nancy Price, front right, Lone Star College-Montgomery’s Academy for Lifelong Learning’s Instructor of the Year, is surrounded by current and former dulcimer students.

Holding her dulcimer, Nancy Price, front right, Lone Star College-Montgomery’s Academy for Lifelong Learning’s Instructor of the Year, is surrounded by current and former dulcimer students.

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Cat Lift Trucks

Cat Lift Trucks will award two Houston-area high school seniors each with a $5,000 scholarship for their higher education pursuits. Applicants must plan to attend an accredited college, university or technical school within the state of Texas and major in mechanical engineering or a business-related field.

Students from public and/or private schools within Harris, Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Liberty, Montgomery and Waller counties are eligible to apply. Recipients will be chosen based on academic record, leadership, honors, narrative responses and participation in school and community activities.

Applications must be postmarked by 5 p.m. Jan. 21. This year’s scholarship recipients will be honored at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo in March 2011.

Applicants can stay informed of updates to the scholarship decision process by becoming a fan of Cat Lift Trucks on Facebook at www.facebook.com/catlifttrucks.

Lena Murrell Scholarship

College juniors or seniors, whose permanent address is in Montgomery County, may apply for the Lena Murrell Scholarship. Applicants should write a brief statement about themselves, include education, college major, financial need and credits completed. Submit statement with a copy of last semester’s transcript and recent photo to Lena Murrell Scholarship Fund, 13393 Old Texaco Road, Conroe, TX 77302. The deadline to apply is Nov. 22.

Lone Star College System

The Lone Star College System is one of several Texas college systems that has partnered with two statewide health care employers to provide job training using a $2.5 million grant from the Texas Workforce Commission.

The Skills Development Grant from TWC will be used statewide to train approximately 2,500 new and existing health care workers. Those trained will include registered nurses and licensed vocational nurses who will earn certifications in a variety of medical specializations. Upon completion of training, the workers will earn an average hourly wage of $30.77.

The grant funds will supplement the RN and LVN programs already in place at LSCS and will help provide specific training needed by these local healthcare employers, said Harakal.

Lone Star

College-Montgomery

The Academy for Lifelong Learning at Lone Star College-Montgomery recently honored Nancy Price with the organization’s 2010 Instructor of the Year award. Price, a certified music practitioner and a recognized instructor of the mountain dulcimer instrument, has been with ALL for more than seven years as both a member and an instructor.

Price is the instructor of the Beginning Mountain Dulcimer and Dulcimer II classes. She is a member of the North Harris County Dulcimer Society and previously served as music director for the society.

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The Veterans Affairs Center located on the Lone Star College-University Park campus is hosting a lunch and learn event today and Thursday that will focus on disability entitlements for veterans.

The free event, set for noon to 1 p.m. on both days, will feature an AMVETS representative who will provide information and assistance in filing a claim and/or appealing disability ratings with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

To RSVP for either date, call the LSCS Veterans Affairs Center at 281-290-2922 or send e-mail to veteransaffairscenter@lonestar.edu.

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Gaze into the sky at Lone Star College-Montgomery during the annual “Star Party” at 6:30 p.m. today in Building A, Room 100. Aaron Clevenson, astronomy professor at LSC-Montgomery, will kick-off the evening with a special astronomy presentation, followed by an outdoor viewing of the nighttime sky from the top of the college’s new parking garage.

The evening will feature brief student presentations on planets, constellations, the moon, and catastrophes within the solar system, as well as a special treasure hunt with door prizes for those who participate.

Students, staff, and faculty members, as well as community members are invited to attend this free, family-friendly event. No astronomy experience is required.

For more information about the “Star Party,” contact Clevenson at Aaron.B.Clevenson@lonestar.edu.

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The student-directed Actors Workshop presentation for the 2010-2011 theater season, “Par Floor,” will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday and at 2 p.m. Saturday. All performances will take place at Lone Star College-Montgomery in the performing arts lab (temporary building 101).

All four performances of “Par Four” are being produced entirely by students.

“Par Four” consists of four 10-minute, one-act plays. The students have chosen the plays and the cast and figured out the logistics of rehearsing four plays at once.

The performances are designated as “pay what you will,” with all contributions supporting the theater scholarship and program fund. Tickets are available online, along with a recommended $5 donation.

Tickets can be reserved by contacting Denise Meyers, program coordinator for theater/fine arts division, at 936-273-7021 or Denise.Meyers@LoneStar.edu.

Now is the time to start planning for spring 2011 classes at Lone Star College-Montgomery as well as the new Lone Star College-Conroe Center, which will open in time for the new semester. Registration is underway. Credit classes will begin Jan. 18.

In conjunction with the start of registration, the college is also rolling out a new student services process. Registration or payments by telephone will no longer be available. A Web page addressing all of the changes and providing additional information has been set up at www.LoneStar.edu/BeReady.

Current and recently enrolled students can still register online at LoneStar.edu/registration or at any Lone Star College location. New students can apply for admission online or in-person. For more information, call 936-273-7236.

The Mary Matteson-Parrish Art Gallery is a teaching gallery used for the instruction of students at LSC-Montgomery. The presentations and artwork provided are free to the community The gallery is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday.

Registration for the winter break mini-mester courses, as well as the spring 2011 semester, began Nov. 8.

Students may register in person or online using MyLoneStar, the new student information and registration system in place for all of the Lone Star College System. Registration or payments by telephone will no longer be available. For more info, visit www.LoneStar.edu/BeReady.

On-campus registration and advising hours are 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday and, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. The college will be closed beginning at 4:30 p.m. Nov. 24 through Nov. 28 for the Thanksgiving holidays, as well as Dec. 20 through Jan. 2 for winter break.

For more information, call the office of student services at 936-273-7236.

Stephen F. Austin

State University

Elizabeth Davis, of Conroe, was recently inducted into the Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society at Stephen F. Austin State University at Nacogdoches.

Davis is a freshman biochemistry major and a Willis High School graduate. At SFA, she is treasurer of Phi Eta Sigma and the Honor Student Association, and is a member of the American Medical Students Association and Chemistry Club. She is the daughter of John and Brenda Davis.